Pure

Ardennes · CC des Portes du Luxembourg · INSEE 08349

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 28.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Pure (INSEE 08349) is in Ardennes (08), part of CC des Portes du Luxembourg. Population 570 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/08349-pure

Vitality score

Vitality score 28.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 51 % of the 17,358 communes of a similar size.

Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.

Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.

Component	Value (0–1)	Weight	Contribution
Daily food	0	25	0
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.32	10	3.16
Public & culture	0	5	0
Population trend	0.42	10	4.21
Housing mix	0.92	5	4.58

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant. ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CHRISTELLE). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING À LA FERME RELAIS EQUESTRE DES RECOLETS). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE CHRISTELLE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING À LA FERME RELAIS EQUESTRE DES RECOLETS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 696 2023: 570 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 636 (2012) → 570 (2023): -10.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 619 (1990) → 570 (2023): -7.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 288, of which 4.2 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school, Pharmacy Bakery — 2.3 km EFood shop — 2.8 km WGP — 4.4 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Matton-et-Clémency): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Sachy): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Carignan): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Pure): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Pure): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 16

Days at or below 0 °C 72.3

Muggy days a summer 0.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the LINAY weather station, 6.9 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 189 m. ^[12]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[12]

Humidity measured at DOUZY, 9.8 km away at 153 m, over 23 summers. ^[12]

An average of 967 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at LINAY, 6.9 km away at 177 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08349/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08349/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08349/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 08349/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08281
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08375
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08090
INSEE BPE 2025 — 08349
Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024

Villages like this one

Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Triembach-au-Val	67	216 km SE	421	34.2	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Épiais-Rhus	95	233 km W	603	27.6	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Vorges-les-Pins	25	285 km S	562	32.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Lagrâce-Dieu	31	760 km SW	551	32.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 %
Thanvillé	67	219 km SE	623	31.1	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Frémécourt	95	238 km W	526	30.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Triembach-au-Val	67	216 km SE	421	34.2	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Thanvillé	67	219 km SE	623	31.1	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Épiais-Rhus	95	233 km W	603	27.6	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 %
Frémécourt	95	238 km W	526	30.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 %
Vorges-les-Pins	25	285 km S	562	32.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Lagrâce-Dieu	31	760 km SW	551	32.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 %

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…and in much the same climate

The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Pure's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Vorges-les-Pins	25	285 km S	562	32.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Millery	54	118 km SE	599	32.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Ville-en-Vermois	54	142 km SE	599	28.8	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Michelbach-le-Haut	68	287 km SE	636	33.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Mietesheim	67	200 km SE	661	28.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Brissy-Hamégicourt	02	129 km W	653	28.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %

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